Architect paints famous cities around the world in watercolor and the result is awesome — from themindcircle.com
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On 08/07/2019,
in 21st century, 3D, A/V -- audio/visual, art, attention, augmented reality, communications, creativity, digital learning, digital storytelling, education, education technology, educational games / serious games, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, higher education, ideas, innovation, interaction design, interactivity, K-12 related, platforms, play, presentations, tools, usability, user experience (UX), user interface design, vendors, XR - extended reality, youth,
by Daniel Christian
Per Jacob Strom at HeraldPR.com:
KreatAR, a subsidiary of The Glimpse Group, is helping change the way students and teachers are using augmented reality technology with PostReality, to help make learning more interactive with poster boards.
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Selection of Images from the 2019 Audubon Photography Awards — from thisiscolossal.com
Winners of the iPhone Photography Awards 2019 — from fubiz.net
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On 07/05/2019,
in attention, creativity, digital learning, digital textbooks, digital video, distance education, e-publishing related items (EPUB and more), education, education reform, education technology, educational games / serious games, engagement / engaging students, ideas, innovation, K-12 related, real-world assignments, reinvent, web-based collaboration, youth,
by Daniel Christian
Meet Anthony Johnson: Teacher of the Year. Rebel ‘Mayor.’ High School Dropout. — from edsurge.com by Kristin Leong
Excerpt:
Anthony’s classroom is as much an invitation to his students to take ownership of their learning as it is a rebellion against the education system that failed him when he was a student. In his book, “High School Dropout to Teacher of the Year,” Anthony’s complicated relationship to education comes through as the fuel behind his work. In explaining his motivations behind reinventing classroom learning, he says that his focus as a teacher is to provide students with learning experiences that are “radically different” from the ones he remembers.
From the description of his book:
What makes Anthony Johnson a gem is not the fact that he is an African American male, but that he cultivates and fosters a learning environment unlike any other seen in this country.
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On 06/21/2019,
in biology, chemistry, colleges, communications, communities of practice, community colleges, creativity, Daniel S. Christian, design, education, education technology, engineering, faculty, Graphics, higher education, ideas, innovation, instructional design, journalism, mathematics, productivity / tips and tricks, research, science, society, universities, usability, user experience (UX), user interface design, vision,
by Daniel Christian
Research Posters Are a Staple of Academic Conferences. Could a New Design Speed Discovery? — from edsurge.com by Jeff Young
Excerpts:
Scholars around the world share their latest research findings with a decidedly low-tech ritual: printing a 48-inch by 36-inch poster densely packed with charts, graphs and blocks of text describing their research hypothesis, methods and findings. Then they stand with the poster in an exhibit hall for an hour, surrounded by rows of other researchers presenting similar posters, while hundreds of colleagues from around the world walk by trying to skim the displays.
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Not only does the exercise deflate the morale of the scholars sharing posters, the ritual is incredibly inefficient at communicating science, Morrison argues.
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Morrison says he has a solution: A better design for those posters, plus a dash of tech.
To make up for all the nuance and detail lost in this approach, the template includes a QR code that viewers can scan to get to the full research paper.
From DSC:
Wouldn’t this be great if more journal articles would do the same thing? That is, give us the key findings, conclusions (with some backbone to them), and recommendations right away! Abstracts don’t go far enough, and often scholars/specialists are talking amongst themselves…not to the world. They could have a far greater reach/impact with this kind of approach.
(The QR code doesn’t make as much sense if one is already reading the full journal article…but the other items make a great deal of sense!)
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On 06/17/2019,
in adjunct faculty, art, colleges, community colleges, creativity, faculty, higher education, ideas, K-12 related, pedagogy, teachers, teaching & learning, universities,
by Daniel Christian
7 ideas to pump up your drawing curriculum — from theartofeducation.edu by Debi West
Excerpt:
Here are 7 creative ideas that have come out of AOEU’s Studio: Drawing Course.
1. Play “Drawing Jeopardy.”
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On 06/15/2019,
in art, business, collaboration, communications, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, creativity, design, digital learning, education technology, Graphics, innovation, vendors, web-based collaboration, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
Resources from Bluescape Brings Creatives Together to Ideate and Collaborate in New Ways at Cannes Lions 2019
- Design with Greater Ease Using Bluescape on Wacom video <– From DSC: Very sharp!
- Bluescape for Creatives – War Rooms video
- Bluescape for Creatives – Review and Approve video
- Bluescape for Creatives – Presentations and Storytelling video
- Bluescape for Adobe Creative Cloud and Adobe XD page
- Bluescape Speeds up UX/UI Design Cycle with XD Plugin video
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On 05/15/2019,
in blended learning, colleges, communities of practice, community colleges, creativity, digital learning, education technology, face-to-face, flipping -- inverted learning, higher education, hybrid learning, K-12 related, Law Schools, pedagogy, teachers, teaching & learning, universities,
by Daniel Christian
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On 05/14/2019,
in 21st century, A/V -- audio/visual, art, Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning / Deep Learning, Blockchain, creativity, Daniel S. Christian, digital audio, digital learning, digital photography, digital storytelling, digital video, engineering, ethics, future, human-computer interaction (HCI), ideas, innovation, intelligent systems, Law Schools, learning, learning ecosystem, learning spaces, legislatures / government / legal, morals/values, multimedia, personalized/customized learning, photography, platforms, simulations, society, technology (general), the downsides of technology, tools, user experience (UX),
by Daniel Christian
Watch Salvador Dalí Return to Life Through AI — from interestingengineering.com by
The Dalí Museum has created a deepfake of surrealist artist Salvador Dalí that brings him back to life.
Excerpt:
The Dalí Museum has created a deepfake of surrealist artist Salvador Dalí that brings him back to life. This life-size deepfake is set up to have interactive discussions with visitors.
The deepfake can produce 45 minutes of content and 190,512 possible combinations of phrases and decisions taken by the fake but realistic Dalí. The exhibition was created by Goodby, Silverstein & Partners using 6,000 frames of Dalí taken from historic footage and 1,000 hours of machine learning.
From DSC:
While on one hand, incredible work! Fantastic job! On the other hand, if this type of deepfake can be done, how can any video be trusted from here on out? What technology/app will be able to confirm that a video is actually that person, actually saying those words?
Will we get to a point that says, this is so and so, and I approved this video. Or will we have an electronic signature? Will a blockchain-based tech be used? I don’t know…there always seems to be pros and cons to any given technology. It’s how we use it. It can be a dream, or it can be a nightmare.
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On 05/11/2019,
in art, creativity, education, K-12 related, platforms, teachers, teaching & learning, vendors,
by Daniel Christian
Artsonia recognizes 15 teachers around the nation with 2019 Art Education Leadership Award — from prnewswire.com with thanks to Bob Spoerl for these resources
Student art platform Artsonia recognizes art educators who are pioneers in their community
Also see this page on Artsonia with more details about each recognized teacher:
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On 05/11/2019,
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by Daniel Christian
The Common Sense Census: Inside the 21st-Century Classroom
Excerpt:
Technology has become an integral part of classroom learning, and students of all ages have access to digital media and devices at school. The Common Sense Census: Inside the 21st-Century Classroom explores how K–12 educators have adapted to these critical shifts in schools and society. From the benefits of teaching lifelong digital citizenship skills to the challenges of preparing students to critically evaluate online information, educators across the country share their perspectives on what it’s like to teach in today’s fast-changing digital world.
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On 04/30/2019,
in art, creativity, digital photography, faith, Geography / Geology, hearts -- matters of the heart, photography,
by Daniel Christian
Exquisite underwater photos to make you love the ocean — from wired.com by Laura Mallonee
7 “But ask the animals, and they will teach you,
or the birds in the sky, and they will tell you;
8 or speak to the earth, and it will teach you,
or let the fish in the sea inform you.
9 Which of all these does not know
that the hand of the Lord has done this?
10 In his hand is the life of every creature
and the breath of all mankind.”
Glory to GOD in the highest!
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On 04/26/2019,
in A/V -- audio/visual, art, augmented reality, computer science, creativity, digital learning, education technology, emerging technologies, Google, programming, student-related, tablets, user experience (UX), user interface design, vendors,
by Daniel Christian
Drawalong AR Turns YouTube Art Tutorials Into Augmented Tracing Paper — from vrscout.com by Kyle Melnick
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On 04/24/2019,
in animation, assessment, corporate universities / corporate training, creativity, digital audio, digital learning, digital video, education technology, educational games / serious games, elearning, health, learning, learning ecosystem, online learning, tools, training / L&D, vendors,
by Daniel Christian
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On 04/12/2019,
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by Daniel Christian
Helvetica, the world’s most famous typeface, gets a makeover — from fastcompany.com by Mark Wilson
Helvetica is one of the most popular typefaces on the planet. Here’s why Monotype decided to remake it.
Excerpt:
Helvetica Now is the product of two dozen type designers, and when you see everything it can do, you’ll see why. First and foremost, Helvetica Now offers three separate “masters” (or three separate Helvetica variations) for various use cases. Its “Micro” version is for small screens. “Display” is for signage. And “Text” is for more standard sizes in written materials. Each of these options will cause the letters to be both drawn and spaced differently.
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Bauhaus architecture and design from A to Z — from dezeen.com by Tom Ravenscroft
Excerpt:
To conclude our Bauhaus 100 series, celebrating the centenary of the hugely influential design school, we round out everything you need to know about the Bauhaus, from A to Z.
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